The Warner Leisure Hotels owned historic grade-II Cricket St Thomas Hotel near Chard, Somerset, has formally opened its gardens following a major landscaping and restoration project.

£300,000 has already been invested in the project which has opened up the glorious vistas of one of Somerset’s most beautiful valleys. Covering around 160 acres the gardens include designs by Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medal winner Kate Gould, and a rose garden maze in the shape of a rose bud.

The project forms part of a £3 million investment by UK Breaks specialist, Warner Leisure Hotels.

The formal opening of the gardens and lakes also sees the launch of an exciting new venture for the Cricket St Thomas Hotel with the introduction of an Italian style restaurant within the former walled gardens of the country house. Representing an investment of around £200,000 the new Fenocchi’s restaurant will offer authentic Tuscan style cuisine prepared by award-winning chef Jason Eland for both hotel guests and visitors to the gardens.

Other major redevelopments at Cricket St Thomas include a stylish upgrade of the Tree Tops restaurant and refurbishment of the historic old house, with a new wing opening comprising 22 stylish new Signature rooms which are due in August.

Via EPR Network
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